TalkToSunny compared with other tools
Tools clinics often compare with Sunny, by kind, on the same five points. Each answer comes from the vendor's own site; ↗ opens the page.
In-clinic skin analysis device
Camera units that photograph and measure the skin, run by staff once the patient is in the clinic.
| Tool | How patients start | Prices from the clinic's menu | How it ends | What the clinic sees | Whose brand patients see |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TalkToSunny | A link or QR code, in the browser on a phone or laptop. No app. | Yes: treatments from your menu with a price range | A booking message to your WhatsApp or SMS with an SNY code; on Growth, the patient picks a free time | Every lead in your dashboard: photos, findings, answers, estimate and status | Your clinic's name, logo, colours and assistant |
| Canfield VISIA | A camera unit in the clinic, used in an in-person consultation ↗ | Product and treatment suggestions, which can be the clinic's own; prices not stated ↗ | Not stated ↗ | Printed reports and side-by-side photos over time ↗ | Not stated ↗ |
| Sylton Observ | A camera unit in the clinic, run by staff from an iPad ↗ | Shows a catalogue of the clinic's treatments and products; prices not stated ↗ | Not stated ↗ | Before and after photos over time, in Sylton's cloud ↗ | Not stated ↗ |
| MEICET | A device in the clinic or salon, with an iPad ↗ | Not stated ↗ | Not stated ↗ | Reports, printed or emailed to the customer; before and after photos ↗ | Not stated ↗ |
Online or app skin analysis
AI skin analysis from a photo, on a website or in an app on the clinic's iPad.
| Tool | How patients start | Prices from the clinic's menu | How it ends | What the clinic sees | Whose brand patients see |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TalkToSunny | A link or QR code, in the browser on a phone or laptop. No app. | Yes: treatments from your menu with a price range | A booking message to your WhatsApp or SMS with an SNY code; on Growth, the patient picks a free time | Every lead in your dashboard: photos, findings, answers, estimate and status | Your clinic's name, logo, colours and assistant |
| MediSpa.ai | A scanner on the clinic's website (code or landing page), or in the lobby ↗ | A treatment suggestion from the clinic's services; prices not stated ↗ | The clinic follows up the lead for an in-person consultation; where it's booked not stated ↗ | The patient's results and contact details, to follow up ↗ | Not stated ↗ |
| Perfect Corp Skincare Pro | An app on the clinic's iPad or iPhone ↗ | Product, treatment and routine suggestions; prices not stated ↗ | Not stated ↗ | Client profiles with past scans and before and after photos ↗ | Colours, content and wording can be customised ↗ |
| Haut.AI Aimed at beauty brands and retailers ↗ | Embedded on the brand's site, or a link, QR code, email or in-store tablet ↗ | Product suggestions; prices not stated ↗ | Not stated ↗ | Not stated ↗ | The customer's brand; white label offered ↗ |
Messaging & CRM
They answer and book patients by message. The pages we opened don't say they look at the patient's skin or photos.
| Tool | How patients start | Prices from the clinic's menu | How it ends | What the clinic sees | Whose brand patients see |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TalkToSunny | A link or QR code, in the browser on a phone or laptop. No app. | Yes: treatments from your menu with a price range | A booking message to your WhatsApp or SMS with an SNY code; on Growth, the patient picks a free time | Every lead in your dashboard: photos, findings, answers, estimate and status | Your clinic's name, logo, colours and assistant |
| Podium AI voice answering for calls is marked “coming soon” ↗ | Text, social messages and website chat ↗ | Its AI knows the practice's treatments and pricing ↗ | Its AI books straight into the practice's calendar ↗ | One inbox for calls, texts, emails and social messages ↗ | The practice's own business number ↗ |
| Weave | Calls, texts and website chats ↗ | AI answers common questions; treatment prices not stated ↗ | AI takes appointment requests for staff to schedule ↗ | One inbox for AI and staff conversations ↗ | Texts sent from the practice's number ↗ |
| Mekari Qontak | WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook messages ↗ | Its chatbot can answer with price estimates the clinic provides ↗ | Registration and booking by WhatsApp, into Qontak's CRM ↗ | One inbox, full conversation history and a CRM ↗ | The clinic's own official WhatsApp, with a verified tick ↗ |
AI receptionist
It answers the clinic's phone and books patients.
| Tool | How patients start | Prices from the clinic's menu | How it ends | What the clinic sees | Whose brand patients see |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TalkToSunny | A link or QR code, in the browser on a phone or laptop. No app. | Yes: treatments from your menu with a price range | A booking message to your WhatsApp or SMS with an SNY code; on Growth, the patient picks a free time | Every lead in your dashboard: photos, findings, answers, estimate and status | Your clinic's name, logo, colours and assistant |
| MedReception AI Asks callers their skin type by voice; doesn't say it looks at photos ↗ | A phone call to the clinic's number ↗ | AI trained on the clinic's treatment menu and pricing ↗ | Books into free slots and the clinic's EMR ↗ | A summary of every call; voicemails transcribed ↗ | The clinic keeps its own number ↗ |
Booking & payments (works alongside Sunny)
The clinic's calendar, online booking and payments. Sunny works alongside them: she takes the patient from a question to asking for a booking.
| Tool | How patients start | Prices from the clinic's menu | How it ends | What the clinic sees | Whose brand patients see |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TalkToSunny | A link or QR code, in the browser on a phone or laptop. No app. | Yes: treatments from your menu with a price range | A booking message to your WhatsApp or SMS with an SNY code; on Growth, the patient picks a free time | Every lead in your dashboard: photos, findings, answers, estimate and status | Your clinic's name, logo, colours and assistant |
| Boulevard | Booking on the clinic's website, linked to Google, Facebook and Instagram ↗ | Not stated ↗ | Not stated ↗ | Patient records: visits, notes, photos, forms, payments and reports ↗ | Not stated ↗ |
| Mangomint | Booking on the clinic's website, or a link on Google, Instagram and Facebook ↗ | The clinic's service prices; the clinic sets how they're shown ↗ | A booking, with in-app and push alerts for staff ↗ | Client timeline: appointments, sales, notes, photos and forms ↗ | The clinic's logo and colours ↗ |
| Fresha | The Fresha marketplace, the clinic's website, Google or social media ↗ | The clinic's services and prices on its marketplace profile ↗ | A booking in the clinic's Fresha calendar ↗ | Calendar, client profiles, payments and reports ↗ | The clinic's profile on the Fresha marketplace ↗ |
| Pabau AI Studio reads a client's photo, used by staff in the consultation; rolling out from August 2026 ↗ | A booking page on the clinic's website, a link, or Reserve with Google ↗ | Not stated ↗ | A booking in the clinic's Pabau calendar, optionally paid ↗ | Patient records: notes, forms, before and after photos and payments ↗ | A booking page in the clinic's colours, fonts and wording ↗ |
| Zenoti AI Treatment Visualizer analyses a patient's photo; who runs it isn't stated ↗ | A webstore, a branded app or SmartBot chat ↗ | Services shown with their prices ↗ | A booking, straight into the appointment calendar ↗ | Client history, digital charts, quotes, photos and payments ↗ | The clinic's brand, with its colours and logo ↗ |
Published prices
| Tool | Kind | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| TalkToSunny | AI skin consultant, estimate and booking | $299 – $499 per outlet / month | Pricing |
| Canfield VISIA | In-clinic skin analysis device | Not published. Reported at about US$7,000–20,000, one-off. | perfectcorp.com reported |
| Sylton Observ | In-clinic skin analysis device | Not published; through dealers | sylton.com vendor |
| MEICET | In-clinic skin analysis device | Not published | meicet.com vendor |
| MediSpa.ai | Online or app skin analysis | $200/month + $15 per scan, or $1,899/month for 250 scans | medispa.ai vendor |
| Perfect Corp Skincare Pro | Online or app skin analysis | ¥26,100 or ¥39,100 per licence per month (shown in yen) | perfectcorp.com vendor |
| Haut.AI | Online or app skin analysis | Usage-based, price on request | haut.ai vendor |
| Podium | Messaging & CRM | On request. Reported at $399–599/month. | costbench.com reported |
| Weave | Messaging & CRM | From $199/month | getweave.com vendor |
| Mekari Qontak | Messaging & CRM | From IDR 750,000/month | mekari.com vendor |
| MedReception AI | AI receptionist | $495–1,495/month, including 500–2,000 minutes | medreception.ai vendor |
| Boulevard | Booking & payments (works alongside Sunny) | $143–328/month per location (some at a limited-time price) | joinblvd.com vendor |
| Mangomint | Booking & payments (works alongside Sunny) | $120/month per location + $10 per user | mangomint.com vendor |
| Fresha | Booking & payments (works alongside Sunny) | IDR 255,000/month (1 team member), before tax | fresha.com vendor |
| Pabau | Booking & payments (works alongside Sunny) | Not shown on the page we opened; depends on country and number of users | pabau.com vendor |
| Zenoti | Booking & payments (works alongside Sunny) | On request | zenoti.com vendor |
Checked 26 October 2026, from pages we opened; ↗ opens the page behind each answer. “Not stated”: the vendor's pages we opened don't say, which doesn't always mean the tool can't. Vendors change their products and prices. Prices stay in the currency shown and can differ by country. “Reported”: from a third-party site, not the vendor.
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